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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1730-1795 Manifesto and proclamation to the members of the Congress

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01032 Author/Creator: Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1730-1795 Place Written: New York Type: Broadside Date: 3 October 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : broadside Height: 48.6 cm, Width: 35.5 cm Order a Copy

Double-column format. Issued by the British Peace Commissioners Lord Carlisle, Sir Henry Clinton and William Eden after the failure of their peace initiative. Offered a general amnesty and pardon with internal self-government and the repeal of Parliamentary taxation. Bibliographic reference: Evans 15832.

Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1730-1795

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